,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gbic  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #cj1 #bjbb,ms4   
,h]rell 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,we/]man1 ,mr4  
,ne:\se1 ,mr4 ,/aub]1 ,mr4 ,c>l1 ,mr4   
,ros5dale1 ,mr4 ,ful*]1 ,mr4            
,mc,clintock1 ,mr4 ,/ew>t1 ,ms4 ,van    
,duyne1 ,mr4 ,moore ( ,utah1 ,mrs4      
,boeb]t1 ,mr4 ,tiffany1 ,mr4 ,van ,drew1
 ,mr4 ,graves ( ,l\isiana1 ,ms4 ,*5ey1  
,mr4 ,lamborn1 ,ms4 ,/efanik1 ,mr4      
,web/] ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,gohm]t1 & ,mr4 
,b5tz7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural      
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,m9]al 
,leas+ ,act to require ! ,secret>y ( !  
,int]ior to process applications = a    
p]mit to drill1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,en]gy ,p]mitt+ ,c]ta9ty ,act4  #b4     
,process+ applications = p]mits to drill
 ,section #ag7p7 ( ! ,m9]al ,leas+ ,act 
7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #bbf7p77 is am5d$ by add+
 at ! end ! foll[+3  7#d7 ,effect ( p5d+
 civil action on process+ applications =

 p]mits to drill ,pursuant to !         
requirem5ts ( p>agraph 7#b71 not)/&+ !  
exi/5ce ( any p5d+ civil actions :i* d n
 directly affect or involve !           
application or relat$ lease1 ! ,secret>y
 %all process an application = a p]mit  
to drill "u a valid exi/+ lease1 unless 
a ,unit$ ,/ates ,f$]al c\rt has det]m9$ 
t ! lease 0 n issu$ 9 compliance ) !    
,national ,environm5tal ,policy ,act (  
#aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq474  4